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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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